How people look at certain holes (or pin positions). - www.DiscGolfersR.Us2015-08-02T23:28:59Zhttp://discgolfer.ning.com/forum/topics/how-people-look-at-certain-holes-or-pin-positions?commentId=1809917%3AComment%3A2557242&feed=yes&xn_auth=noSafari is also another great…tag:discgolfer.ning.com,2012-12-08:1809917:Comment:25572542012-12-08T05:24:34.654ZJim Coonradthttp://discgolfer.ning.com/profile/MadDogCoonradt
<p>Safari is also another great way to play something different and challenging. Best to do it when the course isn't too crowded.</p>
<p>Safari is also another great way to play something different and challenging. Best to do it when the course isn't too crowded.</p> I've done a lot of this, in v…tag:discgolfer.ning.com,2012-12-08:1809917:Comment:25570922012-12-08T02:51:21.306ZDavid Saulshttp://discgolfer.ning.com/profile/DavidSauls
<p>I've done a lot of this, in various ways. Some courses are more open to it than others; doesn't work at all on tight wooded courses with wooded footpaths connecting the holes, nor on crowded courses. I've done completely backwards; tee from next to the 18 basket to 17 basket, etc. Also playing every-other-hold; 1 tee to 2 basket, 3 tee to 4 basket, etc., which keeps you in the flow with other players.</p>
<p>I've done a lot of this, in various ways. Some courses are more open to it than others; doesn't work at all on tight wooded courses with wooded footpaths connecting the holes, nor on crowded courses. I've done completely backwards; tee from next to the 18 basket to 17 basket, etc. Also playing every-other-hold; 1 tee to 2 basket, 3 tee to 4 basket, etc., which keeps you in the flow with other players.</p> One way I found to add variet…tag:discgolfer.ning.com,2012-12-08:1809917:Comment:25569942012-12-08T02:41:50.199ZDavid Ledfordhttp://discgolfer.ning.com/profile/DavidLedford
<p>One way I found to add variety to a course is to play it backwards. At my local course I start at the hole-1 tee pad and go for the hole-8 basket, then from the hole-9 tee pad I go for hole-7 basket, and so on. There is one hole that this pattern doesn't work so I improvise and play the hole-5 tee pad to the hole-6 basket. Anyway, you get the idea. Each course would have to be evaluated on exactly how to play backwards, but I am sure that most courses could be figured out where a backwards…</p>
<p>One way I found to add variety to a course is to play it backwards. At my local course I start at the hole-1 tee pad and go for the hole-8 basket, then from the hole-9 tee pad I go for hole-7 basket, and so on. There is one hole that this pattern doesn't work so I improvise and play the hole-5 tee pad to the hole-6 basket. Anyway, you get the idea. Each course would have to be evaluated on exactly how to play backwards, but I am sure that most courses could be figured out where a backwards progression would make sense.</p> I think the problem is that s…tag:discgolfer.ning.com,2012-12-08:1809917:Comment:25572422012-12-08T01:09:37.043ZStar Sharkhttp://discgolfer.ning.com/profile/StarShark
<p>I think the problem is that some people aren't interested in a challenge. They want birdies. Being under par is far more emphasized here in DG than it is in regular golf. I think as a sport we tend to be a little spoiled at the ease of play etc. The sport does seem to be evolving towards more challenging designs and even par 4 and par 5 holes. However, there will always be people who just want to come out to an easy time throwing plastic around.</p>
<p>I think the problem is that some people aren't interested in a challenge. They want birdies. Being under par is far more emphasized here in DG than it is in regular golf. I think as a sport we tend to be a little spoiled at the ease of play etc. The sport does seem to be evolving towards more challenging designs and even par 4 and par 5 holes. However, there will always be people who just want to come out to an easy time throwing plastic around.</p> Could you simplify it by doin…tag:discgolfer.ning.com,2012-12-07:1809917:Comment:25569842012-12-07T12:24:34.581ZEric Dayhttp://discgolfer.ning.com/profile/EricDay
<p>Could you simplify it by doing random draw pin placements? Swap baskets every few weeks, this would give you 15 different layouts a year.</p>
<p>Could you simplify it by doing random draw pin placements? Swap baskets every few weeks, this would give you 15 different layouts a year.</p> Exactly. Today I played the s…tag:discgolfer.ning.com,2012-12-07:1809917:Comment:25569802012-12-07T05:39:44.371ZJim Coonradthttp://discgolfer.ning.com/profile/MadDogCoonradt
<p>Exactly. Today I played the same hole with a different group of people and when I told them what the other three guys had said they wholeheartedly disagreed. They totally like the position and think that it is challenging.</p>
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<p>Then later I played with another guy and he said that he really didn't care for the position. When I asked him why he said that there were too many ways to get in trouble on the hole and you could even roll back down the hill. That is the part where I find…</p>
<p>Exactly. Today I played the same hole with a different group of people and when I told them what the other three guys had said they wholeheartedly disagreed. They totally like the position and think that it is challenging.</p>
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<p>Then later I played with another guy and he said that he really didn't care for the position. When I asked him why he said that there were too many ways to get in trouble on the hole and you could even roll back down the hill. That is the part where I find the challenge on this hole and that makes it interesting. But he also said that we can't always get exactly what we want so you take things in stride and enjoy the game no matter what. Anyway, my drive went left (not ideal) so I had to get an approach shot past some trees and up towards the hole. I unleashed the most absolutely perfect shot that went right at a spot just short of the hole and then skipped up to within three feet of the basket. Man was that satisfying even though it was just a par. The other guy threw his upshot short of the basket by about twenty feet. He was talking about a bogey but I told him that he was going to make the putt and he canned it for the three. Awesome. The challenge of it made that par ever more sweet.</p>
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<p>I guess if your courses don't have alternate positions you could always suggest it to someone. Getting those extra positions in isn't all that hard. You just need a good source for 2" ID pipe and someone with welding skills to do the tab. Dig hole, get a 60 lb. bag of Quikrete and use a level to make sure everything is squared up. You won't please everyone but it does make the course setup a lot more flexible. I love the extra positions on a hole like the one mentioned because the hole can go from being 250 ft. long to double that. It really changes the complexion of the course when you have that flexibility.</p> I wish more of the courses ar…tag:discgolfer.ning.com,2012-12-06:1809917:Comment:25569692012-12-06T20:25:59.040ZJeffery Nugenthttp://discgolfer.ning.com/profile/JefferyNugent
<p>I wish more of the courses around here had multiple pin placements, after awhile you do get tired of throwing to the same spot every time.</p>
<p>I wish more of the courses around here had multiple pin placements, after awhile you do get tired of throwing to the same spot every time.</p> There is one position out the…tag:discgolfer.ning.com,2012-12-05:1809917:Comment:25570572012-12-05T17:04:55.702ZJim Coonradthttp://discgolfer.ning.com/profile/MadDogCoonradt
<p>There is one position out there right now that I don't like and I wish was not in the ground. It is the very short (maybe 150 foot) straight position on hole #8 at Cottonwood. It just presents absolutely no challenge and even if I aced it I wouldn't really care because it just doesn't present a challenge. That being said, I will tolerate the position for about a week and allow others to play the position ( a beginner would still love to ace it). After that it will get moved.</p>
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<p>There is one position out there right now that I don't like and I wish was not in the ground. It is the very short (maybe 150 foot) straight position on hole #8 at Cottonwood. It just presents absolutely no challenge and even if I aced it I wouldn't really care because it just doesn't present a challenge. That being said, I will tolerate the position for about a week and allow others to play the position ( a beginner would still love to ace it). After that it will get moved.</p>
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<p>I enjoy blind positions as well even though we don't have a bunch of them at our course. And when you have that position in doubles where a 4 is possible or even likely, it definitely shakes things up and makes it interesting. When you get a 3 on that position you might be picking up a stroke on the field.</p>
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<p>Finally, to say that a position is stupid based solely on your throwing preferences is retarded and doesn't look at why the hole was designed that way in the first place.</p> As I said, I know I'm in the…tag:discgolfer.ning.com,2012-12-05:1809917:Comment:25571472012-12-05T16:59:43.045ZDavid Saulshttp://discgolfer.ning.com/profile/DavidSauls
<p>As I said, I know I'm in the distinct minority here.</p>
<p>I haven't played any courses with 8 pin placements, but I've seen them with 3 and the moving baskets don't freshen things up that much to me. I'd rather play the basket in the one, very good position, all the time, than sometimes play it in the less-good position. </p>
<p>Of course, my erratic game makes every hole fresh and new to me.</p>
<p>As I said, I know I'm in the distinct minority here.</p>
<p>I haven't played any courses with 8 pin placements, but I've seen them with 3 and the moving baskets don't freshen things up that much to me. I'd rather play the basket in the one, very good position, all the time, than sometimes play it in the less-good position. </p>
<p>Of course, my erratic game makes every hole fresh and new to me.</p> Change is one thing that most…tag:discgolfer.ning.com,2012-12-05:1809917:Comment:25570532012-12-05T16:44:12.566Zmr edhttp://discgolfer.ning.com/profile/mred
<p>Change is one thing that most people have difficulty excepting.Why not "challenge" yourself every time one goes out to throw.Pin placements are just that,a challenge and change.Any dgc will get "old" playing the same basket settings.</p>
<p>Change is one thing that most people have difficulty excepting.Why not "challenge" yourself every time one goes out to throw.Pin placements are just that,a challenge and change.Any dgc will get "old" playing the same basket settings.</p>